Five Million or a Skill to Make a Living: Which Should I Choose?
500万还是谋生技能，选哪个
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- Ongoing
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- 1.1M Words
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- Urban
- Subgenre
- Urban Superpowers
- Updated
- 3d ago
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- 5 Million or a Livelihood Skill—Which Should I Choose?English name
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I don't understand, I don't get the point of this setting.
I've read a few chapters, and the writing is alright, but given the protagonist's current abilities, the cheat system is just a one-time daily trial card with no residual benefits (memory, experience, etc.). I really can't think of any use for it other than occasionally showing off, unless it's for making short videos.
The book was released with a bunch of huge plot holes. It started with a bunch of female characters, then immediately jumped into a dozen or so chapters of romance, clearly establishing the female lead as the main character, and even suggesting she's going to be henpecked. After the romance, her cheat ability disappears 🙂, and she can only use it for 3 days a month – that's trash. And then it just disappeared! I should have known better than to subscribe to even one chapter.
Five million is a fixed sum, but skills are dynamic. Honestly, even the worst skill, if used correctly at the top of the world, will never leave you short of money. For example, there's a skill that "disables the opponent's skills."
Shennong
I read two chapters and it's actually not bad, but there's one major flaw: the protagonist randomly gains a skill every day, but these skills aren't permanent. The skill he gains on the first day—communicating with animals—and later, repairing phones, both expire after a day without any trace. The protagonist's abilities are already quite advanced, mostly realistic professional skills, and this time-limited, unresponsive skill is just too much for me.
Actually, we all know that Lao Wu's biggest wish is to have a new girl every day...
I think I've figured it out: this author is relying on past successes. The comments section is only for longtime fans; new readers simply can't stand this book.
Can someone tell me what this book is all about? I can't understand it at all! What is this nonsense?
I haven't read the book yet, but that ljx73 in the comments section is hilarious. He's constantly cursing and telling people to get lost. One fan is worth ten haters. 🙂
If your skills come back, please kick me, thank you.
Guys, I'm outta here. If my skills come back, please kick me out. I just enjoy watching equipment repair. Sorry to bother you.
Did Shennong exist? What happened after that?
The upper limit of skill is the upper limit of the author's thinking, and it can only be said that this upper limit is really low 🙂. He felt that the ability to communicate with pets at the start was inferior to five million, as this skill was only associated with pet shops... He even developed a phobia of stupidity.